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Syrian Child and Paramedics Are Victims of Latest Israeli Strikes on Lebanon

HeadlineMay 22, 2026

Lebanon’s National News Agency reports an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district has killed six people, including two paramedics and a Syrian child. The medics were reportedly killed in a “double tap” strike after an initial strike on a motorcycle. The latest violence came despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that Israel has violated on a near-daily basis. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports Israeli attacks have killed nearly 3,100 people. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s finance minister told Reuters the war could shrink the economy by at least 7% this year. 

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